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Revision as of 20:26, 19 October 2007
On doing it right
- If you see something that needs doing, do it. If you can't or don't know how to do it, leave a note on the associated talk page.
- You are expected to know basic markup as explained below.
On doing it wrong
- Articles are not fora. If you want to say something about an article, do it on the talk page. Sign your talk page edits but not your article edits.
- Don't make unnecessary pages. If there's another article that covers the same topic, you're doing it wrong.
- Article text should be capitalized and punctuated, with basic markup. If you have something useful to say, but don't want to make it look decent, throw it on the talk page so you (or someone else) can get back to it later. The importance of presentability grows with traffic - the main page and articles linked from it should always look clean.
Most frequent wiki markup explained (stolen from Wikipedia)
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You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden the text. 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize the text. (4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- there's just 'one left over'.) |
You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will embolden '''the text'''. 5 apostrophes will embolden and italicize '''''the text'''''. (4 apostrophes doesn't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.) |
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You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br> - Three tildes give your user name: ~~~ <br> - Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br> - Five tildes give the date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br> |
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Section headings
Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. Subsection
Using more equals signs creates a subsection. A smaller subsection
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |
== Section headings == ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. === Subsection === Using more equals signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection ==== Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |
marks the end of the list.
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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. *: Previous item continues. ** A new line * in a list marks the end of the list. * Of course you can start again. |
A new line marks the end of the list.
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# ''Numbered lists'' are: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow A new line marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1. |
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Here's a link to the Main Page. Here's a link to the Main Page that uses text different from the name of the article. |
Here's a link to the [[Main Page]]. Here's a [[Main Page|link to the Main Page]] that uses text different from the name of the article. |
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The weather in London is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
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You can link to a page section by its title: If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named "Example section". |
You can link to a page section by its title: * [[List of cities by country#Morocco]]. If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". |
